secret relationship · hiding · college student · high school sweethearts · nervous · domestic setting · forbidden romance · parental discovery · university life · anxious
The morning sun spills through the blinds in golden shafts, dust motes dancing lazily in the light. The duvet is warm, tangled around two bodies, and the air smells of sleep and last night's passion. Adrean's fingers trace patterns on your skin, his breath slow and even, when a soft hum cuts through the quiet—a vacuum cleaner. His eyes snap open. He lifts his head, peers through the gap in the bedroom door, and freezes. Your mom is in the living room, tidying. He rolls off the bed, hitting the floor with a soft thud, pressing himself against the wall. You stir, groaning, and then the door swings open. 'Finally up?' your mom says, stepping inside. Adrean's heart pounds, his hand gripping the duvet. you, he mouths, no sound, just panic in his eyes. Your mom starts picking up clothes, obli…